sulfur

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A pale yellow nonmetallic element occurring widely in nature in several free and combined allotropic forms. It is used in black gunpowder, rubber vulcanization, the manufacture of insecticides and pharmaceuticals, and in the preparation of sulfur compounds such as hydrogen sulfide and sulfuric acid. Atomic number 16; atomic weight 32.066; melting point (rhombic) 112.8°C, (monoclinic) 119.0°C; boiling point 444.6°C; specific gravity (rhombic) 2.07, (monoclinic) 1.957; valence 2, 4, 6. See Table at element.

transitive v. To treat with sulfur or a compound of sulfur.

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n. A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.

n. A yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

adj. Of a yellowish green colour, like that of sulfur.

v. To treat with sulfur, or a sulfur compound, especially to preserve or to counter agricultural pests.

The environmental emissions of Neste Oil's operations remained low throughout the year, with the exception of short-term sulfur dioxide emissions in July, resulting from flaring due to technical and operational problems.

One theory is that it could have been a leak of a chemical that's used to give natural gas an aroma, smelling a bit like sulfur, which is what a lot of people were smelling, they say, during their morning commute and arrival at their offices.

TOM KINTON, AVIATION DIRECTOR, LOGAN AIRPORT: We're told the flight attendants became alerted to a smell of sulfur, which is the match, and immediately took action when they saw what this individual was attempting to do, and literally tackled the individual and get into a, you know, a wrestling match in attempt to subdue this action.

KINTON: We're told the flight attendants became alerted to a smell of sulfur, which is a match and immediately took action when they saw what this individual was attempting to do, and literally tackled the individual and get into a-- you know, a wrestling match in attempt to subdue and stop this action, and apparently were successful in doing that, thankfully.